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12 quotes from Pete Hegseth
“We are no longer the woke department or the weak department.”
— Pete Hegseth
September 30, 2026   •   In his 2026 State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
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“For too long, we’ve promoted too many uniform leaders for the wrong reasons — based on their race, based on gender quotas.”
— Pete Hegseth
September 30, 2025   •   Addressing senior military leaders at Quantico while criticizing prior diversity and promotion policies.
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“Germs are not a real thing. I can’t see them, therefore they’re not real.”
— Pete Hegseth
February 10, 2019   •   Fox & Friends banter; Hegseth later said he was joking.
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“No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship.”
— Pete Hegseth
September 30, 2025   •   Addressing senior military leaders at Quantico while announcing changes to Pentagon personnel and culture policies.
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“I can't get sick.”
— Pete Hegseth
February 10, 2019   •   Said during the same Fox & Friends exchange after claiming he inoculated himself by not washing his hands.
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“Our kids need Christ. We all need Christ.”
— Pete Hegseth
October 8, 2026   •   From Hegseth’s writing on Christian education.
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“I’m not going to have a drink at all.”
— Pete Hegseth
October 8, 2026   •   Hegseth at his confirmation hearing.
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“Women shouldn’t be in combat roles.”
— Pete Hegseth
October 8, 2026   •   Hegseth discussing military policy.
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“Fat troops are tiring to look at.”
— Pete Hegseth
September 30, 2025   •   Addressing senior military leaders at Quantico while discussing physical fitness standards.
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“I don't really wash my hands ever. I inoculate myself.”
— Pete Hegseth
February 10, 2019   •   Said on Fox & Friends during a joking discussion about germs and hand washing.
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“I don’t think I’ve washed my hands for 10 years.”
— Pete Hegseth
February 10, 2019   •   Fox & Friends banter; Hegseth later said it was a joke.
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“There won’t be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I’m doing it.”
— Pete Hegseth
October 8, 2026   •   Hegseth discussing serving as defense secretary.
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